gTLD	Full Legal Name	E-mail suffix	Detail
.islam	Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.	nsline.com	View

AGITSYS is founded, owned and managed by Muslim people. AGITSys utilizes the technical expertise of highly-qualified Muslims, and it is incorporated in Turkey, a Muslim-majority country where 98% of the population follows Islam.

AGITSys’ team is entirely comprised of Middle Eastern citizens, a region where Islam is the major religion, and the heart of Islam. Additionally, Turkey’s geographical and political location aids enormously in this endeavor, as it literally and figuratively sits in-between the East and West. The .ISLAM gTLD is designed to accommodate a global community, and AGITSysʹ team’s work with ICANN has always looked toward serving Muslims globally. A location sitting between the East and West facilitates this process.

• Relations to the community and its constituent parts⁄groups.

As stated above, AGITSys and its constituent team members hail from the heart of the Muslim community, both in terms of geography and the nationality of the team members. Their links to the community therein are thus irrefutably strong, as they themselves are passionate members of it.

AGITSys therefore not only has sufficient technical knowledge and expertise to run the .ISLAM gTLD, but is also supported by important well-known figures within the Islamic world. Going forward, the trust and support from the Muslim community this will ensure will be fundamental to the successful operation of a thriving community under the .ISLAM gTLD.

• Accountability mechanisms of applicant to the community.

AGITSys will oversee the formation of a .ISLAM Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) populated by members of the Islamic community. AGITSys intends that the PAC be representative of the entire broad spectrum of the Muslim community. It therefore intends to engage religious figures, academics, public figures and a broad range of community leaders and other interested parties as a part of this committee. Anyone with a desire to do so will be able to apply to become a member of the PAC, and AGITSys will not discriminate against any applicants; if their application is strong then the simplest farmer has as much chance of joining the board as a distinguished academic.
The PAC would serve as a conduit for the community to weigh in on any policy matters that impact the operation of the gTLD. These can range from abuse prevention and mitigation to registration policies and the maintenance and structure of the .ISLAM community.
The PAC will also be critical for our continued outreach across the community as we spread the word about the .ISLAM gTLD. It will serve as a key channel of communication with, and anchor to, the community which this effort hopes to serve.. As discussed later in this response, the PAC will be responsible for developing a list of reserved names that will ensure that any domains registered in this TLD do not infringe upon or in any other way impugn key words to the community.

gTLD	Full Legal Name	E-mail suffix	Detail
.pars	Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.	agitsys.com	View

• Relations to any community organizations.

Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. (AGITSys) was founded by individuals of Persian origin who derive a great sense of honor from their community, history and ancestry. AGITSys’ founders have gathered together a team with extensive experience in Persian language on the Internet, a daunting but critical task.
The company is headquartered in Turkey, which ties together the global Persian population through close relations both with the citizens of Persian-speaking countries in the East, as well as the diaspora of Persian language speakers in Western nations. Turkey’s geographical and political location aids it enormously in this endeavor, as it literally and figuratively sits in-between the East and West. The .PARS gTLD is designed to accommodate a global community, and AGITSysʹ team’s work with ICANN has always looked toward not just to serving the Afghan, Tajik and Iranian people but all users of Persian-script languages.
The team behind AGITSys has pioneered the introduction of Persian text on the Internet, a daunting but critical task. They have taken a leadership role in working toward Persian domain names for more than 8 years. No entity is better suited to manage the .PARS gTLD, nor more dedicated to providing new online tools and services to facilitate the unification of the .PARS community online. The .PARS gTLD will open up the vast resources of the Internet to this community, while stimulating the introduction of more online resources in the Persian language.

ICANN is well-positioned to facilitate Persian-based domain names due to the efforts of AGITSysʹ leadership. Mr. Shahram Soboutipour, an expert in Persian linguistics has labored for years in anticipation of ICANNʹs introduction of Persian TLDs including:

GNSO Internationalized Domain Names Working Group

Soboutipour engaged directly with this IDN-related ICANN Working Group. Over a four-month period ending in 2007, Shahram participated in policy discussions regarding new TLDs as the only representative of Persian concerns. The report can be found here: http:⁄⁄gnso.icann.org⁄drafts⁄idn-wg-fr-22mar07.htm

GNSO Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC)
Since 2008, AGITSys has been working with the GNSO PPSC. Soboutipour indirectly promoted policies and steering processes for future development of Persian TLDs within the Working Group-Work Team (WG-WT). The WG-WT is responsible for making recommendations concerning processes and methods involved for a new WG model, including suggestions for transition to a new model. As has been the case in other Working Groups, we were the only representatives looking out for Persian concerns.
Public Interest Registry (.org Registry) Advisory Council
Shahram has been a member of the Advisory Council of PIR, Public Interest Registry (.org Registry) from April 2008 to 2012. He was especially engaged in the Advisory Council’s Working Group, where PIR was interested in programming its future activities in this world.
Arabic Script IDN Working Group (ASIWG)
Is a self-organizing group that consists of interested parties in the implementation of Arabic script in Internationalized Domain Names. Persian script is known as part of the Arabic script (Perso-Arabic script). Soboutipour was also active in this group,

• Relations to the community and its constituent parts⁄groups.

As stated above, AGITSys operates at the heart of the community as defined both by geography and population. But as this application demonstrates, it has a clear understanding of the larger community that would be served by .PARS, the spread over more than two millenniums of the Persian people and alphabet.

• Accountability mechanisms of applicant to the community.

AGITSys will oversee the formation of a .PARS Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) populated by members of the .PARS gTLD community. AGITSys intends that the PAC be representative of the entire broad spectrum of the Muslim community. It therefore intends to engage religious figures, academics, public figures and a broad range of community members and simply interested parties as a part of this board. Anyone with a desire to do so will be able to apply to become a member of the PAC, and AGITSys will not discriminate against any applicants; if their application is strong then the simplest farmer has as much chance of joining the board as a distinguished academic.
The PAC would serve as a conduit for the community to weigh in on any policy matters that impact the operation of the gTLD. These can range from abuse prevention and mitigation to registration policies and the maintenance and structure of the .PARS community.
This advisory Board will also be critical for our continued outreach across the community as we spread the word about the .PARS gTLD. It will serve as a key channel of communication with, and anchor to, the community which this effort hopes to serve.

AGITSys has received endorsement letters from the following organizations and individualsʺ
1 The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Cultural Institute
2 Ferdowsi Foundation
3 Iran-Tajikistan Friendship Association
4 Institute for Trade Studies and Research
5 Iranian Scientific Society of Command And Control
6 Iranian Cavers & Speleologists Association
7 Dr. Majid Tafreshi, Historian and Researcher
In addition to the support of these leading organizations, there is already widespread grassroots support within the Persian Community for AGITSysʹ application for .PARS. More than 40,000 people have signed a petition to ICANN supporting our effort. As members of the Persian community, these people recognize the historical and cultural importance of the .PARS gTLD to Persians and endorse this effort.
In a short period of time, with very little effort invested in PR or promotion, we were able to recruit more than 40,000 supporters of our application for .PARS. Once delegated and properly promoted, we expect to see even greater results. As it is not possible to upload all 40,000 signatures, we encourage you to view the petition at http:⁄⁄www.ipetitions.com⁄petition⁄dot-pars⁄.